Palisades Gravel Fondo • Togwotee Gravel Fondo

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Palisades Gravel Fondo • 60 mile and 100 mileJune 23, 2018

Palisades Reservoir is in a scenic valley with forested hillsides rising from the water to the towering snowcapped mountains which form the background. The reservoir has about 70 miles of shoreline. Public use facilities include five campgrounds, five picnic areas, and six boat ramps. Palisades Reservoir lies near the border of Idaho and Wyoming, and is administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Piccolo Fondo Distance • 60 milesRiders will follow Forest Service roads to the 60 Mile Turnaround, complete a loop with a small (< 100 yards) walking section, and then return.

Togwotee Gravel Fondo • 60 mile and 105 mileAugust 18, 2018

Togwotee Pass (pronounced toe'-gwa-tee) is a mountain pass located on the continental divide in the Absaroka Mountains of Wyoming, between the towns of Dubois and Moran Junction in the Jackson Hole valley. The pass is located in the Bridger-Teton National Forest and adjacent to Shoshone National Forest. The pass is named for Togwotee, a subchief under Chief Washakie of the Sheepeater tribe, a branch of the Shoshones. Togwotee guided a U.S. government exploratory expedition over this pass in 1873.

!! ATTENTION !!ALL participants will be required to carry accessible-while-riding bear spray during this event. You will be checked. You will be unable to start without bear spray.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Gran Fondo Distance • 105 milesBlue Loop + Orange Loop

After completing half of the Blue Loop, you will turn right on the Highway. After a couple miles of road with amazing scenery, you will turn right and begin the Orange Loop. At the end of the Orange Loop you will rejoin the Highway continuing downhill until Togwotee Mountain Lodge where you will turn right and complete the remainder of the Blue Loop.

Piccolo Fondo Distance • 60 milesBlue Loop Only

Riders will complete only the Blue Loop. After completing half the Blue Loop, riders turn left on the highway. After a short section of road with amazing scenery, you will reach Togwotee Mountain Lodge where you will turn right and complete the remainder of the Blue Loop.